Moisture Intrusion, Masonry
& Roof Repair in Logan Square, Chicago

The WickRight General Contracting team has been fixing moisture intrusion issues, as well as assisting homeowners and property owners in Logan Square, Belmont Gardens, Bucktown, Kosciuszko Park, Palmer Square and Polish Downtown with all of their carpentry, masonry and roofing services since 2015. We are the leading carpentry, roofing and masonry contractor in Logan Square. Homeowners can trust us for everything from simple door pan flashing installation to rebuilding parapets to roof replacement and truss repair. We take earning your trust very seriously. Call WickRight General Contracting at 312-720-1467 to get the job done right, the first time.

Since 2012, WickRight owner and lead moisture intrusion repair specialist, Bob Kelly has evaluated over 400 buildings around Chicago. Of those 400 buildings, WickRight Passive Ventilation® has been installed on over 100 buildings, including single family homes, multi-family homes, mixed use buildings and commercial buildings. All of those buildings are now dry or in the process of drying.

Click to read testimonials about the quality of our work and courteous crews, as well as the performance of our venting and flashing products. Currently we have three projects in progress in Chicago, two in Lincoln Park, and one in West Town.

One of the projects includes a 365 Construction Tent, to protect the interior of the building while structural improvements are made. We also have one large-scale project in progress on the North Shore, repairing extensive moisture intrusion damage on a home with a stucco exterior and a window repair project scheduled to begin in Evanston.

To date, we've evaluated 1 single family home, 5 multi-family buildings, and 1 commercial building in the Logan Square. If you'd like a recommendation from one of your neighbors, give us a call, we will get permission from our client to share their contact information.

For more than a decade, WickRight General Contracting has been offering expert moisture intrusion diagnosis, masonry and roofing repair services in the Logan Square neighborhood. We deliver excellent results at reasonable prices.

Our service list includes the following:

• Moisture Intrusion Diagnosis

• Moisture Intrusion Repair

• Building Envelope Analysis

• Building Evaluation

• Wet Building Consulting

• Roof Consulting

• Masonry Consulting

• Masonry Repair

• Masonry Sealant Application

• Parapet Repair

• Parapet Flashing and Ventilation

• Flat Roof Construction

• Flat Roof Repair

• Flat Roof Ventilation

• Flat Roof Maintenance

• Scupper Repair

• Gutter Repair and installation

Thoughts on Logan Square...

The area is characterized by the prominent historical boulevards, stately greystones and large bungalow-style homes. Logan Square is named for General John A. Logan, an American soldier and politician.

One of the most beautiful intersections in the city, the Logan Square itself, is a large public green space (designed by architect William Le Baron Jenney, landscape architect Jens Jensen and others) formed as the grand northwest terminus of the Chicago Boulevard System and the junction of Kedzie and Logan Boulevards and Milwaukee Avenue. At the center of the square is the Illinois Centennial Monument, built in 1918 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Illinois' statehood.

The monument, designed by Henry Bacon, famed architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. and sculpted by Evelyn Beatrice Longman, is a single 70-foot tall "Tennessee-pink" marble Doric column, based upon the same proportions as the columns of the Parthenon in Ancient Greece, and topped by an eagle. Reliefs on the base depict Native Americans, explorers, Jesuit missionaries, farmers, and laborers to represent Illinois' contributions to the nation through transportation as a railroad crossroads for passengers and freight, education, commerce, grain and commodities, religion and exploration, along with the "pioneering spirit" during the state's first century.

Originally developed by early settlers like Martin Kimbell (Kimball Avenue) in the 1830s, many of its early residents were English, Norwegians or Danes. Milwaukee Avenue, which spans the community, traces its origins prior to 1830 as a Native American trail and became known as "Northwest Plank Road" when it was constructed with wooden boards in 1849.

Milwaukee Avenue was finally paved in 1911 to accommodate motor cars. A baseball stadium at the corner of Milwaukee and Diversey hosted the Logan Square Baseball Club, which defeated both the Chicago Cubs and White Sox, who had just played each other in the crosstown 1906 World Series.

Today, the neighborhood is home to a diverse population including Latino and Eastern Europeans, as well as a growing number of Millennials, due to gentrification. Additionally, the increase in housing costs in nearby Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, and the other Lakefront communities has led to many of Chicago's aspiring artists and restaurateurs to move to Logan Square.

Residents are attracted to the community for its beautiful park-like boulevards, part of Chicago's 26-mile Chicago park and boulevard system. Known as the "Logan Square Boulevards District", the area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and became a protected Chicago Landmark in 2005. Additional development includes the partnerships between residents and the city to support the Comfort Station at Logan Square, the Bloomingdale Trail, Logan Plaza, The Green Exchange and Chicago Printed String Building, along with the preservation of numerous historic buildings.

Zip Code for Logan Square:  60618, 60647

Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago, New Roof Construction

Roof replacement can be a stressful time for a property owner. That stress can be even more pronounced when they live in the high traffic areas like Logan Square! However, when you work with the right roofing team – WickRight General Contracting – it is stress free. We’ve been performing roofing and masonry repairs in an around Logan Square for over a decade and have never met a challenge we couldn’t overcome. Call 312-720-1467 today to schedule a consultation with our expert, building consultant, Bob Kelly. He’ll explain all your options and answer any questions you may have. We hope you’ll choose WickRight for your roof repair project.

Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois Roof Repair

If you have a leaking roof in the Logan Square neighborhood, call 312-720-1467 to have an expert estimators from WickRight General Contracting visit your property for a roof consultation. They’ll provide an estimate along with a detailed explanation of the needed roof repair. We’ll handle the work with professionalism and courtesy for a reasonable price and stand behind our work 100%. Don’t settle for second best when WickRight General Contracting is just a phone call away!

Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois Roof Maintenance

With all the flat roofing found throughout the Logan Square neighborhood, it’s a place where proactive roof maintenance is in high demand. We offer the best in roof maintenance plans designed specifically for your building. Call 312-720-1467 today to find out how one our specialized roof maintenance plans can extend the useful life of your roof membrane.

Types of Roofing we repair and install Logan Square

WickRight General Contracting is committed to providing customers with quality workmanship and top notch customer service. It’s that level of dedication that has made us the area’s top-rated roofing and masonry repair service – as well as Logan Square's favorite moisture intrusion repair company. We install a full line of roofing systems and will assist you in choosing what’s best for your roof.

Here are the types of roofs we repair and install:

• Single-Ply Roofing

• Asphalt Shingles

• EPDM Roofing

• Fluid-Applied Membranes

• Cool Roof Coatings

• Modified Bitumen

• TPO Roofing

• PVC Roofing

Logan Square, Chicago, IL Scupper and Gutter Installation & Repair

WickRight General Contracting offers excellent scupper and gutter services at reasonable prices. Call 312-720-1467 today for an estimate from an expert. Then make the best decision for your property with all the facts you need. Scuppers are a WickRight specialty! We have equipment for accessing scupper that allows us to repair scuppers better than any other contractor working in the Logan Square neighborhood. Your scupper and gutters are too important to entrust to just anyone, so give us a call and get the peace of mind you deserve.

Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois Masonry Repair

WickRight General Contracting offers excellent masonry, brick, block, split face block, concrete block, and stone services, as well as glass block repair services at reasonable prices in the Logan  Square neighborhood. Call 312-720-1467 today for an estimate from an expert. If your masonry walls are cracking, you may need ventilation installed on your parapets to release moisture vapor. The capstones, metal copings or clay tiles on top of your parapet walls may be leaking, causing the parapet walls to become wet and leak into your home. The mortar in your masonry walls may need tuckpointing or re-pointing. Your building may have shifted and the expansion joints need to be repaired. Give us a call and have a building evaluation performed so you can keep your building dry and plan for any necessary repairs. We also repair and replace glass block.

Logan Square, Chicago, Illinois Masonry Maintenance

All buildings require maintenance. Masonry buildings may seem to be maintenance free because they last for hundreds of years. But make no mistake, to remain issue-free, safe and dry, masonry buildings need maintenance. Every 30 years or so, historic masonry buildings need to have the mortar ground out of the mortar joints and re-pointed with lime mortar. Masonry buildings built after 1950 need maintenance every 20 years or so, depending on the craftsmanship. But masonry buildings built since 1990 need specialized services to mitigate water and moisture intrusion. Buildings built with split face block and other modern masonry products like "jumbo brick" which is brick-colored concrete and "Renaissance Stone" which is pre-cast concrete need maintenance more often than buildings constructed with common brick or buildings with a brick facade and block structural wall. WickRight General Contracting offers excellent split face block and pre-cast concrete maintenance services at reasonable prices in Logan Square. Call 312-720-1467 today for an estimate.

Logan Square, Chicago, IL Masonry Sealant Applications

Not all masonry buildings require sealant, but if you own a building built after 1990, chances are at least one wall is constructed with modern materials like split face block or jumbo block, the parapet walls may have be finished with capstones that look like limestone, but are actually Renaissance Stone or pre-cast concrete or there are decorative details on the building that look like limestone, but are actually Renaissance Stone or pre-cast concrete. All of these modern materials are highly porous and prone to absorbing rain water which moves through these materials and into your building. If your Logan Square home is experiencing mysterious leaks, give WickRight General Contracting a call 312-720-1467. Your building may need parapet ventilation installed, custom flashings designed to divert bulk water and masonry sealant to help the mortar and the block resist moisture intrusion and wind driven rain. WickRight General Contracting installs masonry sealants, including clear sealants, like Chemtrete, Prosoco and various elastomeric paints, like Modac, sometimes called "plugger" paints.

Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago, Split Face Block Repair

Many masonry buildings built in the Logan Square neighborhood since 1990 are wet. These wet buildings need specialized services to mitigate water and moisture intrusion. Buildings built with split face block and other modern masonry products like "jumbo brick" which is brick-colored concrete and "Renaissance Stone" which is pre-cast concrete need ventilation to release moisture trapped in the building's walls and roof system. We recommend installing WickRight passive ventilation on buildings built with split face block, concrete block, jumbo block and Renaissance Stone or precast concrete. Buildings built with split face block, concrete block, jumbo block also need to be sealed with masonry sealant. Renaissance stone and pre-cast concrete are difficult to seal, so we suggest covering these details with sheet metal or designing custom flashings to divert water and rain away from these materials. WickRight General Contracting offers excellent split face block and pre-cast concrete repair services at reasonable prices. Call 312-720-1467 today for an estimate.

WickRight General Contracting – trusted building evaluation, leak diagnosis, roofing and masonry contractor in the Logan Square

Why work with just any contractor when you can rely on WickRight General Contracting? We are a full service building evaluation, leak diagnosis and engineering services provider, that is also a Illinois licensed roofer and masonry contractor. Get the peace of mind you deserve working with a reliable company that always goes above and beyond expectations. Call 312-720-1467 to schedule a building evaluation today.

We offer:

The Best Roofers In Logan Square

The Best Masons  In Logan Square

The Best Masonry Sealant Installers In Logan Square

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Respectful & Courteous Crews

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Our Service Areas:

Chicago North Side neighborhoods

Evanston

North Chicago Suburbs

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